JP3328151B2 - Vending machine product introduction device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product dispensing device for a vending machine for selling products such as canned juice and coffee.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a vending machine of this kind is arranged as shown in FIG.
1 and is configured as shown in FIG.

[0003] That is, a plurality of commodity storage shelves 2 also serving as transport paths are provided in the vending machine main body 1, and the commodity storage shelves 2 have storage heights of cans (commodities) A and B. In order to reduce the size, the product storage transport path 3 is formed in a meandering shape. At the lower end of each product storage shelf 2, stored cans A,
A commodity dispensing device 4 for sequentially dispensing B is provided. Then, the opening / closing stopper 5 provided at the lower part of the commodity discharging device 4 is moved in a state in which the falling of the second can bodies A and B from the bottom is regulated by the regulating stopper (not shown) provided in the commodity discharging device 4. By opening, the can bodies A and B at the lower end are discharged downward.

A product outlet 6 is formed in the lower part of the vending machine main body 1, and the discharged cans A and B are guided to the product outlet 6 below the group of product discharging devices 4. A chute 7 is provided. A heat insulating door 8 is provided at the boundary between the product outlet 6 and the chute 7, and an outlet door 9 is provided at the product outlet 6.

[0005] Each of the merchandise storage shelves 2 has a merchandise insertion section 10 formed at an upper portion thereof. Each of the merchandise insertion sections 10 is provided with an entrance guide 11 for guiding the introduction of the cans A and B. In addition, outlets (payout ports) 12 are formed at the lower portions of the product storage shelves 2, and outlet guides 13 are provided in the outlets 12 so as to face the product payout device 4.

By the way, large-diameter cans B are used for cans A and B of canned beverages.
And small-diameter cans A. In order to facilitate the flow of the can bodies A and B, the positions of the inlet guide 11 and the outlet guide 13 are adjusted according to the diameter of the cans. That is, the entrance guide 11 forms the product storage / conveyance path 3 with the rear end (inner end), that is, the entrance guide 11 can be adjusted to a position close to or away from the arc plate 3a in order to adjust the width of the entrance. . Further, the outlet guide 13 can be adjusted to a position close to or away from the commodity dispensing apparatus 4 in order to adjust a distance between the exit guide 13 and the exit section width.

[0007]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional structure, the can bodies A and B are rolled sideways along the entrance guide 11 from the product charging section 10 and moved, and are laid down on the product storage transport path 3. There is no problem when stored in.
However, when the can bodies A and B were thrown in vertically, the can bodies were sometimes thrown in and stuck at the entrance of the product storage and transport path 3 as shown in FIG. In such a case, the upper product loading section 10 is 1.5 m or more from the ground, and it is extremely difficult to insert a hand to remove the can bodies A and B jammed in the back of the entrance guide 11.

The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention solves the above-mentioned problem and solves the above problem even if a can body inserted along an entrance guide from an entrance is clogged at the entrance of a goods accommodation conveyance path.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine product introduction device that can be easily removed.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a merchandise storing and conveying path for storing merchandise in a vertical state in a horizontal state, and the merchandise storing and conveying path. provided an inlet guide forming the inlet path connects the front surface of the product loading portion of the upper inlet and the vending machine main body, the quotient
Depending on the diameter of the product, the rear end of the entrance guide
Position to approach and separate from the back of the upper end entrance
The position of the entrance guide can be switched so that
A product launches device for the automatic vending machine to the inlet guide
With the product-entry-port-side entrance-side member and the product-storage-transport-path-side.
An outlet-side member, and the outlet-side member, the rear end of which is a product
The position to approach the back of the upper end entrance of the storage transport path
Attached to the vending machine so that it can slide freely to the separated position
At the front end of the outlet side member and at both ends to the vending machine body.
A first support shaft member rotatably supported, and an inlet
An engaging portion having a locking piece for preventing the side member from slipping forward.
Formed, and the engaging portion is detachably attached to the rear portion of the inlet side member.
Forming a rear engagement receiving portion to be fitted to the rear end side,
Locking projection, which is locked forward by a locking piece
The vending machine protrudes, and the product
A second support shaft member movably supported on the second support shaft member
And the second support shaft member is detachably attached to the inlet side member.
Forming a front engagement receiving portion that is open to the rear end side to be fitted to the
By tilting the front part of the side member downward, the locking
The locking piece is configured to be detached from the projection .

According to the above configuration, even if the can body is clogged at the upper end entrance of the product storage / conveyance section, the entrance side portion of the entrance guide.
By removing the material , it is possible to easily remove the can body that is at a high position and at a deep position.

[0011]

Further, it is arranged that remove only the inlet-side member, almost eliminated is a risk of contact with the can body jammed during removal of the inlet-side member, the can body may fall leave product storage conveyance portion of the vertical orientation There is no difficulty in taking out.

[0013]

According to the above construction, the front portion of the entrance-side member is inclined downward together with the second support shaft member to release the locking piece from the locking projection, and then the entrance-side member is pulled forward. Disengaging the rear engagement receiving portion from the engaging portion including the first support shaft member, and disengaging the front engagement receiving portion from the second support shaft member, so that the entrance-side member is connected to the vending machine main body and the exit side. It can be easily removed from the member.

[0015]

[0016]

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Here, an embodiment of a vending machine product loading apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The same members as those of the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in the vending machine main body 1, two partition plates (vending machine main bodies) 1a, 1a extending in the vertical direction are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction. An entrance guide 21 is disposed between the partition plates 1a and 1a along the entrance path 20 so as to be slightly inclined downward and rearward. The entrance guide 21 includes an exit-side member 22 mounted on the merchandise storing and conveying path 3 side, and an entrance-side member 23 removably disposed on the exit side member 22 and the partition plates 1a, 1a on the merchandise insertion section 10 side. It is composed of The inlet guide 21 includes a third support shaft 43 disposed at an intermediate bottom of the outlet member 22, a first support shaft 45 (first shaft member) at a front end bottom of the outlet member 22, and an inlet side. A second support shaft (second shaft member) 36 at the bottom of the inlet end of the member 23 is fitted into first to third guide holes 51 to 53 formed in the partition plates 1a and 1a, and is supported so as to be position-adjustable. ing.

The inlet side member 23 is formed of an elastic plastic material as shown in FIGS.
Entrance side main body 3 having bottom wall 31a and right guide wall 31b
1 and a movable guide body 32 having a partial bottom wall 32a and a left guide wall 32b. The movable guide body 32 includes:
The engagement protrusions 32c, 3 are located at the front and rear positions on the bottom surface of the partial bottom wall 32a.
2d is protruded, and on the bottom wall 31a of the one inlet side main body 31,
Position adjusting holes 31c, 31d in the width direction into which the engaging protrusions 32c, 32d are fitted so as to be position adjustable, and the positioning holes 3
1e is formed, and the distance between the right guide wall 31b and the left guide 32b can be adjusted according to the height of the can bodies A and B to be handled.

The outlet side member 22 is formed of, for example, a thin metal plate having a predetermined strength and elasticity, and is formed by bending guide edges 41, 41 having a low height on both sides thereof. Also, on both sides of the center,
As shown in FIG. 0, a third support shaft 43 traversing the lower part of the entrance path 20 is mounted in the holes of the shaft support pieces 42, 42 cut and raised downward. Note that this third
Both ends of the support shaft 43 are slidably fitted in third guide holes 53 formed along the entrance path 20 in the partition plates 1a, 1a.

At the front of the outlet member 22, there is formed an engaging portion 44 which is bent once downward at the front and then further bent upward at the front. The engaging portion 44 extends along the front edge. A first support shaft portion 45 formed by bending into a small circular shape and projecting to both sides, and a rectangular shape cut and raised so as to incline upward from a front base end side to a rear upper portion within a predetermined range of a center portion; Are provided. The first shaft portion 45 is slidably fitted in first guide holes 51 formed in the partition plates 1a, 1a along the entrance path 20, respectively.

Further, as shown in FIG.
A pair of left and right first tongue pieces 34 forming a rear engagement receiving portion 33 that is open at the rear end side with a predetermined space in the lower surface of the rear portion below the bottom wall 31a where the first support shaft portion 45 can be fitted. And a locking projection (locking portion) 35 for locking the locking piece 46 at the center of the bottom wall 31a to prevent the entrance-side member 23 from slipping forward.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, a second guide hole 52 formed in the partition plates 1a, 1a is formed in the product input section 10.
A second crossing the lower part of the entrance path 20 supported at both ends
A support shaft 36 is provided. A front engagement receiving portion 37 that is open at the rear end side is formed on the lower surface of the front side of the entrance side main body 31 by leaving a space at the center between the bottom surface 31a and the bottom wall 31a where the second support shaft 36 can be fitted. A pair of left and right second tongue pieces 38 extend rearward. Also, on both sides of the front engagement receiving portion 37, in the case of the large-diameter can B and the small-diameter can A, the rear side is adjusted and regulated in the range of the position L0 of each inlet guide 21 according to the can diameter. Recess 37b for small diameter can and recess 37a for large diameter can on front side
Are formed respectively.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the entrance guide 21 is moved rearward to lock the second support shaft 36 in the small-diameter can recess 37b, whereby the entrance guide 21 is moved.
By reducing the distance L1 between the rear end and the guide fitting 1b at the entrance, the entrance of the product storage and transport path 3 can correspond to the small-diameter can A. As shown in FIG. 2, the entrance guide 21 is moved forward to move the second support shaft 36 to the large-diameter can recess 37.
By locking to the position a, the distance L2 between the rear end of the entrance guide 21 and the guide fitting 1b can be increased so that the entrance of the commodity storage and transport path 3 can correspond to the large-diameter can B.

The second guide hole 52 is formed in an inverted U-shape.
a and the lower end of the front part
It is formed on the attachment / detachment locking portion 52b lower than a.
Therefore, once the front part of the inlet side member 23 is once lifted up, it is pulled downward and downward downward, thereby inclining the inlet side member 23 to the front lower side, so that the locking piece 46 of the outlet side member 22 is moved downward. The rear engagement receiving portion 33 can be detached from the engagement portion 44 by removing the engagement projection 35 from the engagement projection 35 of the entrance side member 22.

In the above configuration, when the small-diameter can A is put into the product accommodating and conveying path 3, as shown in FIG. 3, the entrance guide 21 is moved rearward, and the second support shaft 36 is engaged with the small-diameter recess 37b. The gap L1 between the rear end of the entrance guide 21 and the entrance guide fitting 1b is reduced to correspond to the small-diameter can A. When the large-diameter can B is put into the product accommodating conveyance path 3, as shown in FIG.
Is moved forward to lock the second support shaft 36 in the large-diameter concave portion 37a, thereby increasing the distance L2 between the rear end of the entrance guide 21 and the guide fitting 1b to accommodate the large-diameter can B.

In the case where the cans A or B are inserted vertically in a short time, and are clogged in an inclined state at the entrance of the article storing and conveying path 3 as shown in FIG. When it is not possible to remove the can bodies A and B jammed in the back by inserting a hand from the charging section 10, the inlet side member 23 is removed. That is, first, from the state shown in FIG.
3 is moved upward to move the second support shaft 36 from the used locking portion 52a, and then pulled forward and downward to the state shown in FIG. 1 (a). Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, by pulling down the front part of the inlet side member 23 downward, the elasticity of the first tongue piece 34 is used so that the inlet side member 23 is moved to the first side relative to the outlet side member 22. The support shaft 45 is bent downward around the center. As a result, the locking pieces 46 of the outlet side member 22 are disengaged from the locking projections 35 of the inlet side member 23, and as shown in FIG. The first support shaft portion 45 is detached from the portion 33, the front engagement receiving portion 37 detaches the second support shaft 36, and the entrance-side member 23 can be removed from the vending machine main body 1. Therefore, the clogged cans A or B can be easily removed from the product charging section 10. When attaching the inlet side member 23, the procedure may be reversed.

According to the above embodiment, the inlet side member 23
The front portion of the second support shaft 36 is configured to movably support the second support shaft 36 in the inverted U-shaped second guide hole 52 so that the second support shaft 36 can be moved up and down. The second support shaft 36 can be moved from the used locking portion 52a to the detachable locking portion 52b by simply pulling it up, pulling it forward, and pushing it down. Can be inclined downward. Further, a first support shaft portion 45 is formed at a front portion of the outlet member 22, and an engaging portion 44 formed by cutting and raising a locking piece 46 is provided, and a first tongue piece 34 is provided at a rear portion of the inlet side member 23. A rear engagement receiving portion 33 having a locking projection 35 which can engage the engaging portion 44 to prevent the locking piece 46 from coming off is provided, and the elasticity of these members is used to move the inlet side member 23 downward. By bending
Since the locking piece 46 is configured to be disengaged from the locking projection 35, the rear locking receiving portion 33 can be detached from the locking projection 35 simply by bending the inlet side member 23 downward and pulling it forward. By disengaging the second support shaft 36 from the portion engagement receiving portion 37, the entrance-side member 23 can be easily attached and detached.

[0029]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, even when the can body is clogged at the upper end entrance of the product storage / conveyance section, the height of the entrance guide is removed by removing the entrance side member of the entrance guide. The can body in the high and recessed position can be easily removed.

Further, it is arranged that remove only the inlet port side member, there is no possibility of contact with the can body jammed during removal of the inlet-side member, the can body may fall leave product storage conveyance portion of the vertical orientation There is no difficulty in taking out.

Furthermore, after removing the locking piece to a front portion of the inlet port side member is tilted downwardly from the locking projection with the second support shaft member, by pulling out the inlet-side member to the front,
The engaging portion including the first support shaft member is disengaged from the rear engagement receiving portion, and the second supporting shaft member is disengaged from the front engagement receiving portion, so that the inlet member is the vending machine main body and the outlet member. It can be easily removed from.

[0032]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an entrance guide according to the present invention,
(A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows the removal procedure of an entrance side member, respectively.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the entrance guide when a large-diameter can is applied.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the entrance guide when a small-diameter can is applied.

FIG. 4 is an assembled perspective view of the entrance guide from above.

FIG. 5 is an assembled perspective view of the entrance guide from below.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the entrance guide from above.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the entrance guide from below.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged side sectional view showing a front engagement receiving portion of the entrance guide.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged side sectional view showing a rear engagement receiving portion of the entrance guide.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view showing a third support shaft of the entrance guide.

FIG. 11 is an overall side sectional view showing a conventional vending machine main body.

FIG. 12 is a side sectional view showing a product accommodating conveyance path of a conventional vending machine main body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine main body 1a Partition board (vending machine main body) 3 Commodity storage conveyance path 10 Commodity introduction part 20 Entrance path 21 Inlet guide 22 Outlet side member 23 Inlet side member 31 Inlet side main body 32 Movable guide body 33 Rear engagement receiving Part 34 first tongue piece 35 locking projection 36 second support shaft (second support shaft member) 37 front engagement receiving part 38 second tongue piece 43 third support shaft 44 engagement part 45 first support shaft part ( (First support shaft member) 46 locking piece 51 first guide hole 52 second guide hole 52a used locking portion 52b detachable locking portion 53 third guide hole

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A product storage transport path for storing products in a vertical position in a horizontal state, and an entrance path formed by connecting an upper end entrance of the product storage transport path and a product input section on a front surface of a vending machine main body. An entrance guide is provided for the entrance according to the diameter of the product.
The rear end of the guide faces the back of the upper end entrance of the product storage transport path.
So that the entrance and exit positions are
A vending machine product loading device configured to be able to switch the position of an id , wherein an entrance guide includes an entrance-side member on a product loading unit side and a product storage unit.
An outlet-side member on the transport path side, and the rear end of the outlet-side member is located at the upper end entrance of the product storage transport path.
Sliding between the position approaching and separating from the back
Attach it to the vending machine body freely, and slide both ends into the vending machine body at the front end of the outlet side member.
A first support shaft member freely supported, and an inlet side portion
Forming an engaging portion having a locking piece for preventing the material from slipping forward
The engaging portion is detachably fitted to a rear portion of the inlet side member.
Forming a rear engagement receiving portion that is open at the rear end side, and the rear engagement portion is prevented from slipping forward by a locking piece.
A locking projection protrudes, and can be freely moved in the vertical direction in the product insertion part of the vending machine main body.
A supported second support shaft member is provided, and the second support shaft member is detachably fitted to the inlet side member.
By forming a front engagement receiving portion that is open to the rear end side to be joined, and by inclining the front portion of the entrance side member downward,
Product dosing device vending machine you characterized by being configured as locking piece is disengaged from the locking projection.